Science

Wednesday, 10 December 2025

Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Aurora

Auroras take many shapes. They can appear in the form of colored rays, streaks, ribbons, curtains, crowns, arcs, and others.

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Snow

Snowflakes fall relatively slowly, at about four kilometers per hour.

On average, heavy rainfall falls at about 20 kilometers per hour, and hail can reach much higher spe ...

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Titan

The first probe near Titan was Voyager 1.

The flight took place on November 12th, 1980. Several photos were taken from a distance of 4,000 km, ...

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Mushrooms

Fungi live in symbiosis with microorganisms, higher plants (Embryophyte) and animals.

With many plants, they form mycorrhiza (symbiotic association of roots or seeds of vascular plants w ...

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Earth

Although it's hard to believe, the Earth's crust consists of 47 percent oxygen.

It is trapped in the soil in the form of various oxides, the most common of which are: silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, and iron oxide.

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Brain

Sleep is essential for the proper functioning of the brain.

During sleep, the brain stores and systematizes information.

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Fungi

Mycelium can become visible to the naked eye, for example, on various surfaces and substrates, such as damp walls, spoiled food, etc.

Mycelia, grown on solid surfaces, are called colonies. Some individual colonies can reach extraordin ...

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Earth

Throughout its history, Earth has had four different atmospheres.

At first, it was surrounded by a primordial atmosphere, which consisted of the remains of proto-plan ...

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Cosmos

The largest crater in the Solar System is located on the surface of Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon.

The crater has a diameter of 15.600 kilometers and was discovered on 7th August 2020. So far it has not been named.

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Silver

Pure high-quality silver contains at least 99.9 percent of this metal.

Purity levels above 99.999 percent can also be found.

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17 facts about Titan

The largest of Saturn’s satellites

Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...

18 facts about amber

Fossilized tree resin

Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...

16 facts about liver

24/7 laboratory

The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...

29 facts about NASA

For the Benefit of All

The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...

16 facts about Aurora

Northern light that has delighted people for centuries

Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...

19 facts about Brain

Organic supercomputer

The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...

16 facts about Phobos

The larger of two moons of Mars

We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...